The Top Fishing
Chapter 488 - 225: Another Huge Catch_3

Chapter 488: Chapter 225: Another Huge Catch_3

"Zhang, go retrieve the anchor, Yang, get ready to take the fishing rod, I’m going to steer the boat, Miss Yue’er, please clear up any clutter around the gunwale," Captain Harry commanded with undeniable authority, issuing orders methodically.

Soon, Lin Yang took the fishing rod from the captain who had already released some of the tension before the handover.

His plan was simple: to use the reserve of fishing line in the spool to buy time to retrieve the anchor and start the boat. Only with the boat in motion would they stand a chance of fighting this fish; otherwise, an empty spool would snap with just one forceful tug.

At that moment, Lin Yang, with both hands firmly grasping the rod, maintained full tension and was constantly attentive to the force direction underwater.

The speed of the fish underwater wasn’t exaggerated; hundreds of meters of line unspooled methodically, momentarily stabilizing the situation.

A few minutes later, the anchor was retrieved, and the captain started the engine of the fishing boat, slowly turning it southeast, directly perpendicular to the fleeing direction of the big fish.

While the boat was set in motion, Lin Yang finally found the chance to reel in, quickly recovering sixty meters of line from an almost emptied spool until the line stretched taut again, feeling a significant resistance; only then did he stop reeling.

As the fishing boat drew nearer, it seemed to agitate the aquatic behemoth; just as Lin Yang caught his breath, he felt the big fish surging with power underwater!

One second it was slow like an old plowing ox, the next it transformed into a wild horse breaking free, despite the pressure almost maxed out, the line kept zipping out with a click-click sound.

The tip of the fishing rod was pulled down repeatedly, as if it was about to snap any second.

"The fish is escaping, the drag can’t hold it, Captain Harry, keep moving the boat forward, towards twelve o’clock!" Zhang Lin, seeing Lin Yang’s tense situation, immediately communicated with the captain through the window.

The captain didn’t hesitate and promptly adjusted the boat’s direction to aid the maneuver.

With the big fish exerting force at an angle from the position of the boat, the pressure on Lin Yang markedly decreased. Seizing this rare opportunity, he reeled in several more meters of line.

"Judging by the performance of the line tension and the fish’s fight, it might be even larger than the 400 to 500-pound one before," Zhang Lin reminded Lin Yang while approaching to feel the line winder.

Good grief, in just a few rounds, the line winder had already started to feel hot to the touch.

He didn’t hesitate, turned around, grabbed a bottle of mineral water, opened it, and poured it all over the line winder.

After a brief deadlock, another round of forceful surging commenced.

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For a long time, Lin Yang continued to duel with this unknown giant.

The reel was not sufficient, fearing breaking the line, they relied on Captain Harry steering the boat constantly to adjust their position, creating opportunities for line reeling and patiently wearing down the fish’s energy.

Finally, after more than an hour, the strength and speed of the fish’s forceful attempts to escape began to wane.

Lin Yang tried to apply the same reeling technique and posture from before which still met great resistance, but now, under a non-forceful state, he could reel in normally.

Being able to reel in normally meant that the angler could now rely on the gear’s performance to fight the fish, Lin Yang, still strenuously energetic, grasped the rod for a hardcore bout.

After more than half an hour, he had lost count of how many times he had reeled in and let out the line, when finally, a slate-grey shadow slowly emerged from the water.

The big fish surfaced!

The drone’s camera had been capturing the surface and the angler’s situation continuously; as soon as the big fish surfaced, the camera immediately locked onto it for a close-up.

Its slate-grey body, bulky like an enlarged torpedo, its massive head shimmering with a light grey luster was, compared to the fish caught earlier, truly the granddaddy of them all.

Nowadays, whether it’s smartphones or cars, don’t they all like to add a "plus" version to their models?

This big fish is truly the Big Bluefin Tuna plus!

"Wow, wow, wow, the host is going to be rich!"

"This fish is huge, over two and a half meters long, isn’t it?"

"Letting the last one go was a wise decision, occupying the same name quota, this big guy is so much more worth it." Looking at the big Bluefin, Zhang Lin unconsciously swallowed: "I’ve been a fishing guide for several years now, and this is the biggest Bluefin tuna I’ve ever seen caught, look at this plump shape, it’s beautiful!"

From the moment the fish surfaced, Captain Harry hadn’t blinked, and said very certainly, "This fish is over 2.3 meters long, and weighs at least 800 pounds. It has been years since we caught such a big Bluefin, perfectly shaped, definitely high quality, Yang, are you sure you want to pull it aboard?"

"Of course, I have a quota for two fish, and since this one meets the grade and weight, it must be pulled aboard."

"Good, Zhang, lend a hand!" After receiving a positive response, Captain Harry immediately got busy.

He handed Zhang Lin a sturdy metal gaff hook, quickly secured it under the lower jaw of the fish, then handed control to Zhang Lin, while he himself turned to retrieve a rope from the toolbox.

With control over the fish by the hook and gaff, the big fish was basically stabilized. Captain Harry then fashioned a slipknot, attempted it a few times, and secured the slipknot at the base of the big fish’s forked tail, resembling a swallow’s.

The width of the fish’s fin was much thicker than the root of the tail; with the slipknot locked, it was like strapping the big fish with a halter. Then, the captain secured the rope to the winch on the fishing boat, opened one side of the gunwale barrier, and using the force of the pulley system, pulled the fish aboard.

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